related works

Singing the pictures : for 10 instrumentalists, 1981 / Huib Emmer

Genre: Chamber music
Subgenre: Mixed ensemble (2-12 players)
Scoring: 2panfl 2sax-a 2perc 2g-b 2pf

Järn : 1982, revised version 1987, winds-piano-double bass / Klas Torstensson

Genre: Orchestra
Subgenre: Large ensemble (12 or more players)
Scoring: fl(pic) 3sax h 2trp 3trb pf cb

Il pianista è sempre solo : for ensemble / Alexey Sioumak

Genre: Orchestra
Subgenre: Large ensemble (12 or more players)
Scoring: fl cl tb timp pf str

Mobsters : concerto for alto saxophone, strings and percussion, 1998 / Chiel Meijering

Genre: Orchestra
Subgenre: Large ensemble (12 or more players)
Scoring: perc str / 2vl vla vc cb sax-a-solo

composition

Possession : for ensemble and live electronics / Huib Emmer

Author(s):
Emmer, Huib (Composer)
Description:
Program Note (English):
Possession is the sequel to Memory Drums, a piece I previously wrote for live electronics and the group LOOS. In Possession, the combination of live electronics and LOOS is expanded with a second ensemble: ASKO.

What does the title have to do with the music? It mainly refers to the moments in the piece where the instrumental tones are taken over (possessed) by the live electronics. This creates a situation in which there is a transition between the instrumental sound and the electronic sound that detaches itself and, after such a transition, continues to resonate, rattle on, or hammer through.

Although Possession has been used as a title before (including in the film by Żuławski), I chose it anyway because it is a strong word and describes a heightened state of alertness or awareness.
– Huib Emmer